Calming Lia
Calming Lia
Dreams are a truly mysterious product of the mind enhanced by the fact that they're difficult to remember, but they need to still be protected as shown in Calming Lia. A little girl named Lia only wants to have a peaceful sleep but is plagued by nightmares. Luckily, she has her racoon-bear doll to help her. In the dream, this doll becomes the guardian that can protect her from the effects of the nightmares. However, its power is limited which is why it needs your mind to help it gain the strength and support that it needs to repel the nightmares.
About Calming Lia
Setting games in the mind, particularly in dreams is quite popular because they can take on any form and be interpreted in multiple ways. This game tries to organize dreams by presenting their chaos are mixed-up puzzles. You've got the nightmares taking the form of twisted creatures and the background setting being places like a dark and spooky forest. The puzzle pieces themselves are part of the dream and seem to have sparks of life within them. They can represent parts of Lia's mind that give her strength and comfort. This is why it's so important to use them to help Lia fight back and rest well.
How to Play
Calming Lia is a 2D puzzle game about defeating nightmares by using the mouse. By clicking and dragging a row or a column, you can move it left or right and up or down respectively. The objective of each level is to gather the requested number of pieces (called "Roomies") shown at the start of the level. The number of moves you have left and your score is shown in the top left corner with stars being earned based on your score.
Lia and her doll will be fighting the nightmare on top of the puzzle. You need to help them by making matches. You need to match at least three of the same kind of tile to make a match a remove them from the puzzle. If you make a match of more than three, you'll create a super tile that will be worth more points and can help chain matches happen when the super tile is matched. If you run out of moves, then you'll need to start the level again. By progressing through levels, you'll reach chests that reward you with gold and gems.
The game uses an energy system with each level requiring points of energy to play. The amount of energy you have is shown at the top of the level select screen. If you don't have enough energy, you can wait for it to refill over time or refill it using gems.
Tips and Tricks
Since this is a matching puzzle game, it uses collapsing mechanics where puzzles will fall to fill in spaces. Because of this, don't always focus on making up matches, but rather set up the puzzle pieces to fall into additional matches whenever you do make a match.
Game Details
- Developer: Mingle Games
- Platforms: Web Browser (PC and mobile), iOS, and Android
- Languages: English
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FAQs
Can I play Calming Lia offline?
This is a single-player game that requires an internet connection to play on your Web Browser but can be played offline on your mobile device once it has been downloaded. However, note that the Android version is called Slumber Match.
Games similar to Calming Lia
This puzzling dream title can be found in the Match 3 and Mobile Games categories on GamePix. It's alongside games like Yummy Tales, Super Chains, Flip Goal, and Dash Masters.
